William Sherman letter to Benedict Arnold, 1780 September 3.

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William Sherman letter to Benedict Arnold, 1780 September 3.

Letter written by William Sherman to General Benedict Arnold at West Point. The September 1780 letter discusses military matters. This was the month Arnold's plot to turn the West Point fort over to the British was exposed.

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Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

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Sherman, William F.

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